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Monthly Archives: May 2012

It has been another bike-happy weekend – and I have the numb hands to prove it (slight ulnar nerve pinching, yessir)! I really hope I don’t tire of cycling along the Ottawa River in the next three months – cause right now it’s just about the best part of my week. This bridge seems very […]

Just realised it’s been a month since I moved to Ottawa for this new job- it has pretty much flown by, after the initial awkward-settling-in period. I really can’t complain so far and hope that good times will continue. It’s great to be able to spend time outside talking to people rather than being cooped […]

Scenic bike paths make me deliriously happy. La Route Verte is a network of bike routes spanning nearly 5,000km of rural and urban Quebec. To cap off the long weekend I biked about 15km along the sentier des Voyageurs on the Gatineau side of the Ottawa River to Aylmer, looped back to the Pont Champlain […]

GLORIOUS day of cycling! I didn’t have days off last weekend so my plan this weekend is to take full advantage of having nothing on my plate for three whole days by pedalling a lot. Today’s ride was a bit of an exploratory one. I meant to go to Mooney’s Bay, which I’ve read is […]

I think I’m settling into the new city and job nicely…surprisingly happy with how things are going so far, despite some minor setbacks along the way. Things that are contributing to my new found contentment: Awesome coworkers & work I actually enjoy (it is possible, hallelujah). Roommate dinners. * Biking, durrr (I’ll be doing a lot of […]

Even though I know parts of Ottawa pretty well, it’s fun to do touristy things when I have free time. Things like… Post-dinner walks along the canal: Bike tour to see the tulips! [The guide reminded me a lot of Fred Armisen…woohoo!] The man with two hats: Tulips in an array of colours: Slightly odd […]